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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Leaders at the Memphis Police Department presented new crime numbers to city council members this week. Homicides and interstate shootings. These are two things we unfortunately hear about too much. But new numbers from the Memphis Police Department show a shift. Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis and her team presented the crime trends […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A new study that found Memphis is the most dangerous city in the country has many residents questioning their safety. Flashing lights, crime scene tape, and grieving families have become a common sight across Memphis. James Crawford didn’t always feel this way but after watching a loved ones life get taken, it’s hard […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Safety continues to be a major concern as thousands flock to downtown Memphis to support the Grizzlies in their playoff run. Excitement is in the air as fans flood into the FedExForum to root on the Grizzlies Tuesday night. The playoff run comes as Memphis Police investigate a fatal triple shooting on Beale […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)– State forensic scientists linked Eliza Fletcher’s accused kidnapper and killer Cleotha Abston-Henderson to a rape that happened in September 2021. What’s even worse is critical evidence in that 2021 case had just been sitting in storage at a state lab for months. The state made the unnerving discovery on September 5, the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with stealing Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis’ gun. Both teens are 17 years old and are being charged with two counts of burglary to a motor vehicle, attempted theft of property of a motor vehicle, theft of property of a handgun. One teen is also […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Following the Beale Street shooting more than a week ago, Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis released a statement about the violence, but today was the first time she’s spoken to us on camera. “I think it was an anomaly,” Chief Davis said. “Because it’s unusual for any individual to see police officers […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Years before Memphis Police officer Demetrius Haley pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, setting in motion a deadly confrontation, Haley was accused of taking part in the savage beating of an inmate at a county prison. The 2015 assault of the inmate was so disturbing that 34 others […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the officers and the city of Memphis on Wednesday, blaming them for his death and accusing officials of allowing a special unit’s aggressive tactics to go unchecked despite warning signs. The federal suit filed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating him like “a human piñata” in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King, attorneys for the family said Monday. Attorney Ben Crump said police video viewed by the family on Monday […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – Governor Bill Lee rode through Memphis with the Tennessee Highway Patrol Thursday and discussed his plan to bring 20 more troopers to Shelby County. Supporters believe the extra manpower will help local law enforcement combat interstate shootings and reckless driving. “Playing offense on the challenges of crime,” Gov. Lee said. “What is […]

As five Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others milled around at the scene, even as the 29-year-old cried out in pain and then slumped limply against the side of a car. Just like the attack on George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly three years ago, a simple intervention […]